Drugs

The drug trade is picking up force: marijuana is a popular indulgence among the young and harder drugs are also available (including heroin and cocaine). Keep in mind that it’s illegal to sell or buy any drugs and the police have succeeded in making some raids on dealers of pot as well as hard drugs such as cocaine and locally produced amphetamine Pervitin.

“Drop In” will open a new center for curing addictions in May 2017 on Tesikova Street in Prague 12. It will be dedicated not only to drug problems, but also to alcohol abuse and gambling. “Cocaine is in fashion now; it is used, for example, by managers of big corporations,” …

Prague’s liberal laws and liberal policies mean that the city has earned a reputation of being pot-friendly, and it is estimated that nearly half million marijuana users are largely ignored by the authorities and tolerated by almost everyone. Most pubs and non-tourist bars outside of the centre allow you to …

It is no secret that in the centre of Prague illegal drugs are sold in many places. Syringes lie in parks and children’s playgrounds, sometimes secret drug production labs are discovered, and the police catch dealers who offer drugs even to children. On average the Prague police solve 500 to …

Marijuana is probably the most widespread illegal drug in the Czech Republic. According to surveys more than half of people aged 15 to 34 years have tried it. Last year’s (2011) government drug report says that the marijuana use rate among the youth in this country is the highest in …

It should be the city centre and the main attraction of the capital. Instead, it is quite dilapidated and noisy, and after dusk it is better not to venture there at all. This is what Wenceslas Square is like. Every day hundreds of drug doses are sold there, and it …